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Costa do Sol Poente
Quebramar (Breakwater): flat water lagoon at low tide, reef break waves at high tide. The most versatile spot in Ceará.
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The places worth stopping for.
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Beaches
Ceará's most versatile spot. Low tide = flat lagoon. High tide = 2.5m waves. Two spots for the price of one.
Insider tip: Check tide before going. Flat water 2-3h before low tide. Wave kite at high tide. Barraca Quebra-Mar stores gear.
Flat water + waves in one spot · Time to allow: 180 min
Beaches
Rock formations split in half with natural pools. Almost deserted. Paracuru's most spectacular sunset.
Insider tip: Low tide only. Access by 15-min trail or buggy. Bring water - no infrastructure. Best 3-5pm for photos.
Deserted natural rock pools · Time to allow: 120 min
Beaches
Freshwater springs bubble up through the sand - rare phenomenon. Paracuru's urban beach with shacks and family infrastructure.
Insider tip: Beach shacks have a ~R$40 minimum spend. The springs show best at low tide. Good for kids - the water is calm.
Freshwater springs on the sand · Time to allow: 90 min
Beaches
Paracuru's iconic lighthouse with the city's most charming square. Sunset here is a mandatory ritual.
Insider tip: Go at 5pm with cold beer from the shack. Praça do Farol (Lighthouse Square) has benches and shade. Classic shot: lighthouse against orange sky.
Iconic lighthouse and sunset · Time to allow: 60 min
Nature
Mini Lençóis Maranhenses in Ceará. White dunes with crystal lagoons in the rainy season. Sand sliding down the dunes included.
Insider tip: Lagoons full Feb-Jun. Jul-Dec dunes are dry but still beautiful. Buggy ~R$200 (4 people), 2h. Bring swimwear.
Mini Lençóis Maranhenses · Time to allow: 150 min
Nature
Protected estuary with mangroves, capuchin monkeys and herons. Flat water for kite at high tide. Near-total silence.
Insider tip: Boat tour ~R$50/person. High tide for flat water kite. Early morning to spot more wildlife. Bring binoculars.
Protected nature reserve · Time to allow: 120 min
Dining
French chef, 37 years at the sea's edge. A Paracuru institution. The peixada, the peixe à delícia and the octopus vinaigrette are legendary.
Insider tip: Order the Ceará fish stew or octopus vinaigrette. Lunch is best - gets packed on Sundays. R$60-100/person.
37-year local institution · Time to allow: 90 min
Dining
The Quebramar hub. Beach club with kite school (PKWC), gear storage, showers and French-Ceará kitchen. Ceviche and fresh catch of the day.
Insider tip: Kite storage available. Stingray moqueca and ceviche are the highlights. Great spot to arrange downwinds. Open later on Fri-Sun.
Kiters' beach club · Time to allow: 90 min
Culture
Historic heart of Paracuru. An 1858 church, gardens, and a square that turns into the stage for one of Ceará's best Carnivals.
Insider tip: Paracuru Carnival is famous - book accommodation months ahead. Rest of the year, good for evening strolls. Ice cream shops nearby.
Historic heart of Paracuru · Time to allow: 30 min
Bars
Seaside gastrobar with pizza rodizio, artisan pasta and live music. Open until 3am on weekends.
Insider tip: Live music Friday and Saturday. Pizza rodízio R$45/person - great value. Arrive at 8pm for a sea-view table.
Sea view and live music · Time to allow: 90 min
Dining
Modern Northeastern fusion that catches you off guard. Shrimp in squash, octopus salad, and a banoffee that melts.
Insider tip: The shrimp in squash serves two. Don't skip the banoffee. Tropical cocktails are properly made. R$60-90/person.
Modern Northeastern fusion · Time to allow: 90 min
Dining
Unexpected Italian sophistication in Ceará. Sicilian lemon risotto with salmon and black rice with octopus are standouts.
Insider tip: Book for dinner - it's an intimate room. The risotto is the one to order. Serious wine list for a beach town. R$80-130/person.
Sophisticated Italian · Time to allow: 90 min
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The transport guides break down every route.
90 km · 1h20min–1h40min total
The Quebra Mar spot is 2 km from the center — go by car or buggy. Barraca Quebra-Mar (on site) serves lunch, has showers, parking, and equipment storage for R$10/day. There is no accommodation at Quebra Mar; stay in the city center (Hotel Pousada 360 is the best value) and drive to the spot.
Paracuru's Quebra Mar is the most versatile kite spot in Brazil at a single location: at low tide, a reef creates a 220 m mirror lagoon for 4 hours; at high tide, the same barrier generates the best waves in Ceará (up to 2.5 m). Additionally, Paracuru is a real town (~30,000 residents) with nightlife and the most lively Carnival in inland Ceará.
Regional calendar for the Costa do Sol Poente. Paracuru doesn't have its own seasonal calendar yet.
A kite village — the wind rules. Today: low tide of 0.8 m at 12:05 and high tide of 2.4 m at 06:15; another low at 00:05, before sunrise · Waxing Crescent, 6% illumination.
See tide and wind for the whole corridor
Tap a day · peak wind, gusts, low tide and moon
Wind forecasts get less reliable further ahead: check again closer to the day.
The day's range
2.0 m
Difference between high and low
Next high
06:152.4 m
Calibrated at Fortaleza (Mucuripe), 71 km away. In 2026, 9 in 10 of the curve's highs and lows are within 13 min of the Navy tide table for Pecém (30 km). Lagoons, river mouths and bays may not follow the open-sea curve.
Tide tip · PARACURU
At the Quebramar (Breakwater), low tide leaves a shallow lagoon and high tide brings waves.
Tide-dependent: Downwind Paracuru ➝ Lagoinha →
Heights in meters above the model's reference level. “Mean level” is the average of this day's extreme heights; it does not indicate depth.
We calculate the tide with the FES2022 model, calibrated for each place to a reference station from the FEMAR catalog. Where we can, we compare the curve with the Brazilian Navy's tide tables. On rivers and inland, the curve shows the coastal tide, not the water level there.
Strong, moderate or weak: the word compares the day's range with this place's usual range, not with other places.
Kitesurf spot · the wind rules
Gusty wind — window 11:00–14:00. Across all hours shown, the wind averages ~14 kn from the E, with gusts up to 32 kn.
Kite in Paracuru: schools
Motion starts on its own when the visualization is in view.
SpeedThe flow speeds up with the wind speed at the selected hour. At zero wind it stops.
DirectionThe dot on the compass marks where the wind comes from. The lines move downwind.
GustsThe ring shows the difference between wind speed and gust speed. Without valid gust data it disappears.
An illustration only: it doesn't simulate how often gusts arrive.
The moon rises at 07:41 and sets at 20:20 · no moon in the sky from 20:20 to 03:59
Waxing Crescent
6%illuminated
Schematic phase · illustrative texture
Night sky
Night of Nov 12–13
Moon in the sky, from 18:40 on Nov 12 to 20:20 on Nov 12. →
No moon in the sky, from 20:20 on Nov 12 to 03:59 on Nov 13. →
Astronomical night is when the center of the sun is at least 18° below the horizon.
Times are approximate and don't account for clouds.
Night timeline for Nov 12 to Nov 13, Brasília time. Moon in the sky, from 18:40 on Nov 12 to 20:20 on Nov 12. No moon in the sky, from 20:20 on Nov 12 to 03:59 on Nov 13.
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